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Chesterfield County Earns GFOA Triple Crown for Fiscal Management
Chesterfield County has earned its fifth consecutive GFOA Triple Crown award for excellence in financial reporting, budgeting, and fiscal transparency.
Chester Library Closes for Maintenance, Returns Spring 2027
Chester Library closes July 1 for an eight-month facility maintenance project including a new roof, HVAC system, and interior upgrades, with spring 2027 reopening expected.
Board Chair Forms Plant Medicine Ad Hoc Committee
Chesterfield County Board Chair Mark Miller has formed an 18-member ad hoc committee to study plant medicine therapies, particularly psilocybin, as a potential treatment for veterans with PTSD and others struggling with depression and anxiety.
Access on Demand Fares Rising to $10 in 2026
Chesterfield County is raising Access on Demand fares from $6 to $10 for in-county trips and to $15 for out-of-county trips, effective January 1, 2026, citing rising operational costs.
Two-Year-Old Cohen Overcomes Lawn Mower Accident with Prosthetic
Two-year-old Cohen from Chesterfield recovered his mobility with a prosthetic leg just weeks after losing his foot in a March lawn mower accident.
Suspect arrested in Chesterfield bank robbery
Keith Patterson, 49, was arrested on Laprade Street after a robbery at C&F Bank in Chesterfield on June 29, 2026.
Supreme Court Restricts Geofence Warrants in Chesterfield Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police use of geofence warrants to access cellphone location data is a Fourth Amendment search, limiting a powerful law enforcement tool that has grown to tens of thousands of cases annually.
State official calls meeting on bankrupt Chesterfield landfill
Virginia's Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources is convening stakeholders at the Patrick Henry Building Wednesday to address the crisis at Shoosmith Landfill, a bankrupt Chesterfield County facility discharging 65,000 gallons of toxic leachate daily.
County Administrator Casey Reflects on Chesterfield's Shifting Demographics
Retiring County Administrator Joe Casey describes a dramatic demographic shift in Chesterfield County, where households with school-aged children have fallen from roughly 70 percent to 27 percent in a generation, driven by aging population and attraction of young professionals without families.
Chesterfield restaurant collects donations for Venezuela earthquake relief
Chamo's Arepa House in North Chesterfield joined the Richmond-area Venezuelan diaspora in a rapid relief mobilization for earthquake survivors, collecting donations and coordinating shipments within days of the June 24 disaster.